Today, every kindergarten, mini-center or school works according to a certain mastered method, choosing it from hundreds developed and proposed by specialists. Educators and teachers are required to draw up a development program for the upcoming school year, projects are based on the preferences and orientation of the preschool and educational institution.
Game programs for children. Targets and goals
Modern methods of development of children both younger and school age are based on the game. Experts say that it is by playing that the child learns and remembers the material better. Game programs for children are aimed at making children active listeners and proactive participants. Projects of this kind combine the methods of attracting attention and broadening one's horizons. When playing, it’s easy enough to pass on to children information about nature, the world, and society. The main objectives of the game programs pursued by teachers are:
- organization of leisure and educational activities for children;
- involving children in action;
- the formation of the need for the right lifestyle;
- provision of conditions for physical, intellectual and spiritual development;
- creation and organization of conditions for self-affirmation and self-realization.
Game programs for children are based on various methods, the main of which include:
- conversations on various topics (informative, literary, historical, ethical, patriotic);
- animated displays on a specific topic;
- quizzes and contests;
- outdoor activities;
- intellectual studies (educational game program for children);
- sports competitions, relay races, marathons;
- Themed holidays
- discos.
As a result, participants in the game program will open up their creative possibilities, will be involved in a new exciting and informative world, and will acquire useful communication skills, knowledge and skills.
Game programs for preschool children
All educational and entertainment events are classified according to certain criteria. One of the main ones is the age of the children whose development the program aims. For preschool children, projects are represented mostly by entertainment. These include games:
- didactic (for example, "Find a cub", "Collect a snowman");
- on the development of speech;
- mathematical and logical;
- with letters and words;
- environmental;
- experimental;
- finger;
- on motor skills;
- movable;
- role-playing.
Game programs for school children
For students, activities have a more cognitive focus. They are aimed at mastering the curriculum and successfully passing tests and exams. Gaming programs for learning foreign languages, which contribute to better learning and memorization, have gained great popularity today. At the end of the school year, cognitive and developmental activities continue in school camps . Game programs for children in the summer are mainly represented by sports and leisure activities. Competitions contribute to the active recreation and physical development of children. Most often, sporting events alternate with gaming programs, the main purpose of which is to perform specific tasks.